PriceSmart, Inc.
Rank #162HypergrowthPSMT · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive
PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) — Rank #162 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.36) · ROE 10.6% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001041803 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
PriceSmart, Inc. owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia.
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The company provides basic and private label merchandise and consumable and non-consumable products under the Member's Selection brand, including groceries, cleaning supplies, health and beauty aids, meat, produce, deli, seafood, and poultry. It also offers electronics, large and small appliances, automotive, hardware, sporting goods, seasonal products, clothing, domestic, and home furnishing products. In addition, the company offers food and bakery services, as well as health services, such as optical, audiology, and pharmacy. Further, it operates an e-commerce platform, as well as offers curbside pickup and delivery services. PriceSmart, Inc.
was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- August 31
- Website
- pricesmart.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$5.16B
P/E (annual)
34.7
P/S (annual)
1.0
P/B
3.7
P/OCF (annual)
19.7
Shareholder Yield
1.9%
Employees
13,000
Industry
Discount Stores
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
Safety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
19.8%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Buyback tailwind: -1.1% — per-share value needs a total required return of 18.7% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 4.5%
priced above its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
14.8%
r = 10% (base)
19.8%
r = 12%
24.2%
Net debt / market cap: -2.8%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Disclosure regression check
A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported. Worth checking the filing for why.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.36
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
4th of 6 SIC 53 peers
Return on equity
10.6%
Gross margin
17.4%
5th of 6 SIC 53 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
45.6%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
—
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
—
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
12.3%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.81
4th of 6 SIC 53 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.28×
5th of 6 SIC 53 peers
Quick ratio
0.41×
Net cash
$139.05M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$103.17M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
-0.30
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.4%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
2.8 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.